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By Ananda Mirilli, YWCA Restorative Justice Director April 3, 2015 Also see: Mayoral Candidates Address Issues Concerning Madison’s Underserved Communities Ananda: I just want to go around and have folks introduce themselves and talk about the roles that they’re representing in the community. (people go around and introduce themselves – the names […]

Proposal Would Cost $3 Million Over 3 Years By Bridgit Bowden Madison Mayor Paul Soglin was joined by grassroots organizers to announce a plan addressing racial disparities and violence prevention on Wednesday afternoon. The Focused Interruption Committee includes leaders from the NAACP, MOSES, Nehemiah and other community groups. The committee’s 15-point plan would cost $3 […]

Project SOAR Will Mentor 300 Students in the Madison Metropolitan School District The 100 Black Men of Madison announced its new initiative, Project SOAR, which stands for Student Opportunities, Access and Readiness. Project SOAR is a comprehensive program to lower truancy rates and raise high school graduation rates. The program involves one-on-one mentoring, career exploration […]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the […]

The Madison/Dane County King Coalition is pleased to announce that the 31st Annual City of Madison & Dane County observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr.Holiday will feature Earnest Green, one of nine students, known as the “Little Rock Nine” to first integrate Central High School following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown […]

Mayor Backed Ban On Downtown Sidewalk Sitting, Sleeping By Parth Shah The chants of protestors outside the City County Building carried upstairs into the Madison Common Council meeting Tuesday night as members voted down a controversial ordinance affecting the city’s homeless. Mayor Paul Soglin unveiled the Downtown Pedestrian Protection Ordinance in late July. It would […]

By Elizabeth Stephens June 19, 2015 From left: Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison Metropolitan School District Jennifer Cheatham Mayor Paul Soglin, Madison Metropolitan School Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham and Police Chief Mike Koval were among the top city officials present at a recent June 4 press conference […]

By Elizabeth Stephens May 1, 2015 Ald. Barbara McKinney “We need to be in these important positions to enrich our conversations,” said Ald. McKinney. “The dialogue will be so much richer, so many more questions will be asked, and there will be many more visions.” Following this month’s historic Madison […]

By Lindsey Gapen April 17, 2015 The Urban League of Greater Madison celebrated the graduation of nearly 60 Madison-area residents pursuing careers in the construction industry last week. As part of the Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program, the graduates received hands-on training from one of three construction training programs, including Construct-U, Foundations […]

By Steven Potter April 10, 2015 Paul Soglin Madison re-elected Mayor Paul Soglin in a landslide victory over challenger Ald. Scott Resnik in the spring election Tuesday. With more than 70% of voters coming out for Soglin, 69, he easily trounced Resnik, 28, who represents the city’s 8th District downtown, garnered […]